Wonder if he did an upgrade install of Vista and migrated his
XP programs (have only done classic clean installs here), then
maybe he can try to make recovery disks now.
If not, then he can go to HP's site and order the disks online.
They are not that expensive.
DCR
| Hi,
|
| The problem is that the function key used to invoke the recovery partition
| won't work because the non-standard mbr that allowed it has been overwritten
| to point to Vista's bootloader. This has been a problem for a number of
| people, as most did not create the recommended recovery disks when they
| purchased their systems.
|
| --
| Best of Luck,
|
| Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
|
| Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
|
| | > Assuming you did not wipe out the HP restore partition by doing a
| > reformat of the entire disk, during the splash screen with the HP logo
| > at system start-up, there should be a function key (not sure which) to
| > press and it will take you to the factory XP install. Select complete
| > PC restore and it will format the system partition and restore your
| > PC to the original configuration from the restore partition.
| >
| > Or, if you made restore DVDs when you received the PC, go into
| > the BIOS and set to boot from DVD first, insert 1st DVD, restart
| > your PC, press any key to boot from the DVD when prompted
| > and select a full system restore.
| >
| > It might take an hour and a half or so.
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Hi,
| > |
| > | You may need to contact HP for instructions on how to access the
| > recovery
| > | partition they usually ship with, as when you installed Vista the mbr
| > was
| > | overwritten with new boot code. Basically, what you are going to have to
| > do
| > | is wipe the machine out and start with a clean installation of XP Home.
| > | There is no uninstalling it, nor can you overwrite it with an XP
| > install.
| > | Installing Vista was a one-way street and removal generally means a
| > clean
| > | reload, as was very carefully outlined at the prerelease download site.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Best of Luck,
| > |
| > | Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
| > |
| > | Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
| > |
| > | | > | >i just downloaded windows vista about a month ago and my computer
| > started
| > | >to
| > | > run slower and alot of the programs that came with my pc were not
| > | > compatible
| > | > with vista. i had windows xp home edition previously. i want to go
| > back to
| > | > xp
| > | > but im not sure how to do so. i want to take out windows vista and i
| > tried
| > | > a
| > | > system recovery but it does not work. i have an hp pavilion pc. any
| > | > suggestions on how to fix this problem?
| > |
| >
| >
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